Stones in High Road

Exempla of the Rabbis, No. 210

Curated by Arthur·Told by Maggid·March 24, 2026

210. Stones in High Road. Baba Kama, f. 50a. Tosefta B. Kama, ch. II. Midr. Hagadol, Exod.

Mishpatim.

Eccles. R. VI, 11 § 1. Yalk. Sip. II, p. 173. Cod. G. 184, No. 72.

21 1. Division of Earnings. Midr. Hagadol, Gen.

Lekh Lekha. cf. Gonzenbach, Sicil.

Marchen, No. 50. cf. Kohler, note to Gonzenbach, No. 50, note 2, p. 234.

Themes

Wisdom Tribes Adam Eve Tzaddik Wealth

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